Anton Jacobs-Webb

Anton Jacobs-Webb
Personal information
Born (2000-09-18) September 18, 2000 (age 24)
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportIce sledge hockey
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2023 Moose Jaw Team competition

Anton Jacobs-Webb (born September 18, 2000) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal. He also competed at the 2021 and 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won silver medals.

Early life

Jacobs-Webb was born on September 18, 2000, in Williamswood, Nova Scotia. He was born with a birth defect which caused his left leg to be shorter than his right.[1] Jacobs-Webb became interested in Para ice hockey when he met Hervé Lord as a pre-teen who then invited him to the local para hockey club in Ottawa.[2] He had surgery to amputate his leg above the knee in 2012 and began walking with a prosthesis.[3]

Career

Jacobs-Webb made his international debut at the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships while also completing the first year of his mechanical engineering undergraduate degree at Concordia University.[4] He helped the team qualify for the gold medal round where they lost to the United States and took home second place.[5] Following this, Jacobs-Webb was named to Team Canada for the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. During the tournament, they again faced the United States in the gold-medal round which they lost 5–0 to earn silver.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Anton Jacobs-Webb". Paralympics. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Parial, Elena (April 14, 2022). "Concordia Paralympian brings home a silver medal from Beijing". Concordia University. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Anton Jacobs-Webb hasn't let the pandemic interfere with his path to the Paralympics". OttawaSportsPages.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Boyadjian, Lee (June 25, 2021). "A Balancing Act". Hockey Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Cleary, Martin (June 28, 2021). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Stay-Safe Edition". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ottawa at the Paralympics Final Day: Silver not so sweet for para hockey team". OttawaSportsPages.ca. March 13, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.